Paris Saint-Germain Football Club vs. Olympique de Marseille Prediction on January 8, 2026

Match info

The Trophée des Champions is French men’s football’s Super Cup—a one-off final that traditionally pits the Ligue 1 champions against the Coupe de France winners (or the league runner-up if the same club wins both). It’s the first “trophy night” of the French season calendar and a high-stakes prestige match because it sets the tone and adds silverware immediately.

This 2025 edition is also a blockbuster because it’s “Le Classique” (PSG vs Marseille) in a final setting—the rivals meet in the Trophée des Champions for the third time (after 2010 and 2020). The match will kick off on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 21:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time, local time) at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

If you’re scanning the matchup through the lens of top football betting sites, the key question is whether this final plays out like a controlled PSG possession game—or whether Marseille can drag it into the kind of chaotic, emotional duel that often defines Le Classique.

Meeting statistics

Current form and & playstyle: Paris Saint-Germain Football Club

Paris Saint-Germain comes in with the feel of a team that expects to own the ball and the territory. Under Luis Enrique, “Les Parisiens’” identity is built around controlling matches through possession, patiently working opponents into mistakes, then accelerating once the structure is set—more “suffocate and strike” than end-to-end chaos. They’ve also stacked up results under him in domestic competition (PSG themselves note his record in French competitions as of January 4, 2026), which speaks to consistency even when performances vary.

Form-wise, they arrive off a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Paris FC on January 4, a game where PSG created plenty early and still had to manage a tougher second half—useful rehearsal for a final that can swing on momentum.

Current form & playstyle: Olympique de Marseille 

OM under Roberto De Zerbi are typically at their best when they’re brave with the ball—building from deep, inviting pressure, and trying to punch through lines once the press commits. The Italian coach’s teams are known for possession-based build-up and aggressive pressing, but with an edge of risk: the whole idea is to lure opponents forward and then exploit the space that appears.

The flip side is that when execution or discipline slips, games can unravel fast. That danger showed up immediately in “Les Phocéens’” most recent league outing: a 0–2 home loss to Nantes on January 4, where Marseille “self-imploded” and finished with two red cards—exactly the kind of volatility that can haunt a single-match final.

Head-to-head

Historically, PSG hold the overall edge in “Le Classique”—across competitive meetings, they lead the win count.

All-time head-to-head (competitive fixtures):

Matches played: ~110

PSG wins: ≈ 52
Marseille wins: ≈ 35
Draws: ≈ 23

Match analytics

We lean toward PSG to win the trophy (PSG edge in control + squad depth), but expect Marseille to have disruptive moments—especially if PSG get sloppy in build-up. However, we suggest the line that pays full win if Marseille avoid defeat and half-loss if they lose by exactly one goal. In a one-off final and a “Le Classique,” margins are historically tight. Even when PSG dominate possession, Marseille often keep games within one goal. So…

Tip: Alt. Asian Handicap, Olympique de Marseille +0.75 at 2.14 odds on Zodiacbet.